1st Edition
The Economic Writings of William Thornton Vol 2
456 Pages
by
Routledge
Thornton's writings are central to the history of the "Laws of Supply and Demand" and seminal in understanding the rise of neoclassical economics. Thornton has been cast as a minor player in John Stuart Mill's recantation of the wages fund doctrine. This text should show how he played a major role.
Volume 2 Over Population and its Remedy Preface I Definition of the Term — Importance of the Subject -Objects and Plan of the Work II Evidence of Over-Population in England and Wales III Evidence of Over-Population in Scotland and Ireland IV Causes of Over-Population in General V Causes of Over-Population in England VI Causes of Over-Population in Scotland and Ireland VII Remedies for Over-Population in England and Wales VIII Remedies for Over-Population in England and Wales (continued) IX Remedies for Over-Population in Scotland and Ireland X Concluding Reflections
Biography
Philip Mirowski, Steven Tradewell
